Linda Chavez is a conservative commentator, author, and policy analyst known for her opposition to affirmative action and racial quotas. She served as Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights under President Reagan and was nominated by President George W. Bush for Secretary of Labor. She contributed to The Weekly Standard writing on issues of race-based policies and preferences.
PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS VOWED that his administration will "mend" affirmative action. Thus, the axing of a $ 1 billion Pentagon set-aside program, announced on October 23, might well be mistaken for a sign of things to come. In reality, administration documents show that Clinton is bent on…